The Maine Department of Transportation hopes to begin a $4 million major reconstruction of Fort Hill Road (a portion of Route 114) in Gorham this spring.

Bob Hough, assistant project manager, said the highway would be rebuilt from the University of Southern Maine in Gorham to the intersection of routes 114 and 35 in Sebago Lake Village. Hough said construction could begin next month.

The Department of Transportation plans to advertise for bids in mid-March and award a contract in mid-April. “It’s been a long time on the drawing board,” Hough said.

The road would remain open to traffic during reconstruction.